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Article: 'Eastern Promises,' Crossing Many Borders
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- The Washington Post
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- September 14, 2007
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Gangland thriller, murder mystery, immigration saga, family
parable -- you can pin a lot of labels on "Eastern Promises," but
they don't adhere for long.
In a culture that increasingly defines its movies in ever-
narrowing categories -- the torture flick, the geek comedy, the
fantasy epic and on and on -- a film that moves to its own rhythms
and rules is more than just refreshing. David Cronenberg, director
of such memorable chillfests as "Scanners," "The Fly" and the 2005
masterpiece "A History of Violence," has created a movie that is
contemporary storytelling at its finest.
The genre-busting in "Eastern Promises," which stars Viggo